Malabo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$772
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
9
43
😀 Quality of life
26
75
🏙️ Population
297K
1.42M

The cost of living in Malabo is 31% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4227th and 5037th ($1413 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Oman, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8913th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Muscat

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Malabo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.84
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$13
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$9.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5489
$11063

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$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453